Convert an A1-style spreadsheet column label to a number.
ABC2NUM(S) returns the number corresponding to the spreadsheet column represented by the reference string, S. The input string, S, may contain the ascii letters A-Z, in the format commonly employed by spreadsheet programs such as Calc and Microsoft Excel[1]. Other characters, including lower case letters, a-z, are ignored.
NUM2ABC(D) returns the A1-style string label corresponding to the appropriate spreadsheet column represented by the specified integer, D. The specified integer must be greater than or equal to one.
references:
[1] Abraham, R., Burnett, M. and Erwig, M., "Spreadsheet Programming" Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering, (ed. B.J. Wah), 2804-2810, 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9780470050118.ecse415
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DS (2024). Convert an A1-style spreadsheet column label to a number. (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/14008-convert-an-a1-style-spreadsheet-column-label-to-a-number), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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1.2.0.0 | Extended translation to cover arbitrary number of digits; included complementary function num2abc. |
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1.1.0.0 | fixed string output |
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1.0.0.0 | Fixed m-lint warnings. |